Putin, Maduro vow to boost ties in wake of Trump sanctions

CARACAS - Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a third term in Venezuela after his controversial reelection last year, will travel to Russia "soon" to sign a bilateral agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the minister announced Saturday.

‘Painful for Russia:’ What new U.S. sanctions on Russian energy mean for Moscow

The Trump administration dealt a blow to Russia's energy sector last week after it let lapse an exemption allowing Russian banks to use U.S. payment systems for energy transactions.The move closed an important financial channel for Russian oil and gas exports and comes as Washington looks for ways to pressure Moscow to agree to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to a deal, but has demande…

ExxonMobil, Return to the Homeland and Russia stood out in the news

At a press conference with national and international media, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez denounced the conspiratorial plot by ExxonMobil, together with the right wing, around the international campaign against the Bolivarian Republic, which includes Guyana. “Sanctions on Venezuela’s oil, less money means less power”, was the document presented to journalists by the senior official, which revealed the lobby of this transnational comp…

Putin Invites Maduro to Moscow to Sign Strategic Partnership Treaty

The Russian and Venezuelan dictators are strengthening their relationship after President Donald Trump barred Chevron from operating in the South American country, cutting off a crucial revenue source.

Caracas. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his pair from Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced yesterday in a video conference an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation in many fields, including the energy sector, and affirmed that they share the vision of a multipolar world based on relations of respect.

CNN Español The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, broadcast this Friday a video call that he held with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which he celebrated the “strategic coincidence” in his vision of the world, regarding the commemoration of the eighttieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. In the broadcast of the Venezuelan state television network (VTV), Putin extended an invitat…